Hey PopCult fam~ Big news update!! We had a staff meeting (via Discord) this past weekend and discussed a lot of topics you guys have been asking us about – new dates, the hotel, etc. Let’s get down to business!
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Full Statement Regarding PopCult Anime Con 2021 & Covid-19
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ICYMI PopCult’s con hotel, the Sheraton Framingham went up for auction this past November citing lost business due to Covid-19. We were heartbroken at the news and send our condolences to all the former staff at the Sheraton Framingham. You were so wonderful to us and we adored your venue – you will be dearly missed!
Taking into consideration the loss of the Sheraton and how the pandemic is still affecting the entertainment industries, a decision was made for PopCult Anime Con to remain postponed until 2022. A staff committee was formed and will use this extra time to search for a new location for our next event.
Don’t think you can take your eyes off us though! Our staff is busy planning more virtual events, social opportunities and prize-winning contests to drop throughout the year and help keep that PopCult community spirit flowing! We’ll be having so much fun, 2022 will be here before you know it~ Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Facebook Social
The Sheraton Framingham and other vendors we’ve worked with in the past are shutting down or raising prices to survive. After two years in lockdown we want to put on the very best show for you, but we’re staring down a lot of unpredictable extra expenses with no pre-registration income to fall back on. So we’re humbly fundraising, as small donations now could add up to an incredible event down the line.
Can’t donate? That’s okay – share! Tell your friends about us, invite them to follow us on social media. It’s not a beach party (virtual or otherwise) without people to dance with! From Summer, Wacky and everyone at PopCult Anime Con – thanks for sticking with us through these crazy times and supporting small, local cons!
Happy New Year 2021
Happy New Year, PopCult fam! 🍻 Here’s to a healthy and innovative 2021~
We’d like to take a moment to reiterate that there is no scheduled date for PopCult Anime Con 2021 at this time. If that changes, our return and all its details will be posted across ALL our social media platforms and this website so if you follow us in any capacity it will be hard to miss us! Registration is closed* until further notice, but pre-registered attendees (including artists and vendors) will be notified via email as soon as new dates** are announced.
In the meantime, we’ve decided to branch out a bit just like pop culture changes and adapts to the times. For 2021, PopCult Anime Con will be amping up our social media outreach with weekly topic discussions in our Facebook Social group, monthly cosplay meetups on Discord, community promos and mascot adventures with Wacky and the Gang on Instagram, and pop-media industry news via Twitter. Follow us on your favorite socials for fun, news, community and more!
We are really looking forward to the time we can do all this with you in person again! Until then……
six feet apart please! Keep wearing those masks and washing your hands like mermaids depend on it (because they do!) 🌊
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*Registration is closed but donations are always open! Help make our next con the best it can be~
**New dates for PCAC may not necessarily occur within the 2021 calendar year.
Thank you for bearing with us during these difficult times.
Schedule Update & Discord Info
Good Morning, PopCult Anime Fans & Attendees! Don’t lose this now, it’s your badg-I mean, invitation to our official Discord channel! Inside, you’ll not only have access to virtual programming like our Panels, Artist Cafe and Idol Festival but moderated chat rooms so you can meet like-minded fans and discuss meaningful topics… like memes! 
See you there!
JOIN THE POPCULT VIRTUAL DISCORD
It’s not a convention without a few schedule changes, right? Please disregard yesterday’s posted schedule in favor of the one posted here. Noteworthy changes include the Masquerade has been pushed back 30 minutes to 6:30PM and a whole new track of video programming has been added!
PopCult Anime Con 2020 Schedule 1.1
PopCult Virtual SCHEDULE!
POPCULT VIRTUAL CON IS TOMORROW! What a wild ride it’s been. Thank you all for sticking it out with us this year. What happens here tomorrow is a labor of love from us to all of you, our PopCult Community #FraminghamStrong, #BostonStrong, and #NewEnglandStrong.
Without further ado:
PopCult Anime Con 2020 Schedule 1.1 (Updated)
Please bear with us if we experience any technical difficulties, these programs and streaming services are new to some of our staff. We sincerely hope you find some time to spend with us tomorrow, at an event or panel that you truly enjoy. See you tomorrow, fam!
Virtual Artist Cafe & Video Games
PopCult Virtual Con is just a couple days away now and our full schedule of programming is finally coming into view!
PopCult Anime Con Proudly Presentpops
In Affiliation with OneLovelySin
【☆】 Virtual Artist Cafe 【☆】
Watch official convention artist Sin D’Angelo draw on live-stream! She’ll be gifting black&white chibi art for viewers throughout the stream, and one extra lucky viewer may even get a chibi in color – wow! For more information, check out the Artist Cafe page linked here.
PopCult Anime Con Proudly Presents
【☆】Twitch @PCAC-Staff 【☆】
Stream games and hang out with PCAC Staff members on their personal Twitch channels! For a list of channels and stream times, check out the Virtual Gaming page linked here.
Virtual Panels Reveal!
Just a few more days til PopCult Virtual Con! Who’s excited?
Today’s announcement is our panel schedule -whoo!! We’ve got 8 fun and intriguing panels ready for you – some run by PCAC staff, others submitted by diehard fans, and one extra special Q&A session with our very own Con Chair, Hemlock Inyx! (Ask the con chair a question here!) Covering an array of topics, including cosplay tips, manga genres and fandom expression, there’s plenty to do in our virtual panel room!
All panel programming will be held live via Discord, on a special PopCult Virtual channel (coming soon!) For full schedule and panel descriptions, check out the Panels page linked here.
POPCULT VIRTUAL CON 2020
Masquerade Sign Ups
Exhibitor Alley
Manga Library
PreReg for 2021
Virtual Idol Fest with Susume Paradise
PopCult Anime Con Proudly Presents
In Affiliation with Susume→Paradise
【☆】 A Virtual Idol Festival 【☆】
Join our Idol Fest watch party and be entertained by performers from all across North America! Let these ten talented idol groups sing and dance their way into your hearts. Who knows, you may even get to meet some of them during the live stream! For your amazement and a-μ’s-ment tune in Saturday, August 15th at 8pm (between the Masquerade and the Dance!)
For the full list of performers, check out the event page here.
PopCult Anime Con would like to thank our favorite idol group Susume→Paradise for organizing this event for a second year and just rolling with it when we ultimately had to switch convention formats. This event is truly “a story achieved together.”
POPCULT VIRTUAL CON 2020
Game Show Sign Ups
Masquerade Sign Ups
Exhibitor Alley
Manga Library
PreReg for 2021
Virtual Dance with DJ LinkRatchet
PopCult Anime Con Proudly Presents
【☆】 Virtual Dance with DJ LinkRatchet 【☆】
Live streaming at 10pm on Saturday, August 15 on Twitch, PopCult Anime Con is bringing the nightlife to you in the comfort and safety of your own home! DJ LInkRatchet brings the beats with a mix of pop-culture, anime and gaming inspired music and will be taking requests via live chat. So tune in to enjoy the tunes, come jam in your pajamas – the party is always popping at PopCult Anime Con! For more info click here.
POPCULT VIRTUAL CON 2020
Game Show Sign Ups
Masquerade Sign Ups
Exhibitor Alley
Manga Library
PreReg for 2021
Virtual Exhibitor Alley: Now Open!
Who misses shopping?? (The webmaster flails about shouting, “Me! Me!”)
All my fellow shopaholics out there, come and join me for a stroll through the newly opened PopCult Anime Con virtual Exhibitor Alley! You don’t even need to wear a mask. Or pants!
Local artists and small businesses like those in our Exhibitor Alley have been particularly injured by the Covid-19 crisis, as they rely on large events and fairs like PCAC to meet fans and make sales. And patroning the arts can often fall to the wayside when society at large is suffering. Treating yourself at a featured shop during our online event not only continues to patron the arts during these hard times, it keeps money in our local economies, supports small business and builds strength within our communities.
I encourage everyone to browse our exhibitors’ websites, regardless of your intentions or means for shopping. We had a great lineup of vendors and artists set for this year, with mindblowing talent and highly original products really worth taking a look at. Here’s to finding your next Instagram crush!
*•✩•* Go Shopping! *•✩•*
